The 30-second ad, produced by the East Coast-based SKDKnickerbocker communications company, will begin airing Tuesday. It is a nod to a 2005 commercial featuring former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, who was campaigning for the passage of state Referenda C & D by jumping out of a plane.

“Mayor Hickenlooper went to great heights for this city,” Boigon says, sitting in an airplane strapped to a parachute.

The at-large councilwoman says she’ll “combine new, good ideas to create high tech jobs and grow the economy, with a healthy dose of Denver values that say we can create good jobs while caring for our seniors and our kids.”

But Boigon doesn’t jump. She steps out of the parked plane sitting on a runway, saying: “So – while you won’t catch me jumping from planes…I’ll do what it takes to make Denver soar.”

Lynn Bartels thinks politics is like sports but without the big salaries and protective cups. The Washington Post's "The Fix" blog has named her one of Colorado's best political reporters and tweeters.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.